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Post by devadiva on Dec 12, 2017 19:30:26 GMT
Minor irritation - players spitting.
Major irritation - the extent of lip/intimidation players can give refs without refs doing anything about it. Just think how many more minutes per game we’d see as fans if this was stamped out.
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Post by soulseal on Dec 12, 2017 19:35:46 GMT
Being patronised by supporters of teams higher up the league structure as if their opinions and views of the glorious game were more important than ours because they live closer to a team in a bigger city. We whave Utd never patronise supporters of teams below is in the league structure 😉
Millwall.
Popular thread this. Cathartic.
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Post by bing on Dec 12, 2017 19:45:45 GMT
When there’s a bad tackle or foul early in a game and no booking as’its early in the game’. 10 mins later same foul. Yellow card. Yet the commentator will always say, "sensible refereeing" |
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Post by bing on Dec 12, 2017 19:47:14 GMT
Managers during post match interviews who only saw the bad decisions against their own team..... Wenger is particularly bad for this... Never sees incidents which went for Arsenal, yet when an incident goes against his side, he has eyes like a hawk! |
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Post by bing on Dec 12, 2017 19:49:27 GMT
Minor irritation - players spitting. Major irritation - the extent of lip/intimidation players can give refs without refs doing anything about it. Just think how many more minutes per game we’d see as fans if this was stamped out. The league bring out 'campaigns' every so often to stamp out this sort of behaviour towards refs, yet within a month it reverts back to normal. I particularly hate this sort of petulant behaviour since I've become a dad - same with bad losers etc. |
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Post by Jack on Dec 12, 2017 20:22:44 GMT
Bang average football pundits starting sentences with 'When you've played the game...'.
It's utterly irrelevant, I can see whether it was a throw in without having been an elite level footballer.
Also, Jake Humphrey on BT sport is too cringeworthy for words. I have to turn the coverage off, he has his tongue so far up the pundits' arses just so they'll accept him.
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Post by ivawhopper on Dec 12, 2017 22:22:42 GMT
Running out of pies at half time. Totally unacceptable crap.
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Post by Derry Blue on Dec 12, 2017 22:43:02 GMT
In some grounds, NOT running out of pies at halftime.
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Post by catfordbags on Dec 12, 2017 22:49:38 GMT
Brainless Players who are so professional that they waste time even when they are losing...
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Post by bagoftricks on Dec 12, 2017 23:32:14 GMT
On the linesman theme what irritates me is when the ball goes out for a throw in and the linesman waits for the ref to point who's got the throw before raising his flag I can help with the reason for this, if the throw in is in the opposite half of the field to you the Asst Ref then this is the refs half and as the asst ref you follow his call. If it’s in your half and you are unsure of whose throw in it is the ref will indicate his thoughts and usually with a bit of eye contact you both go the same way. It’s a bit like the point about Why Asst Refs flag after a foul has been given by the ref. It’s about backing up your colleague. So if a player complains the ref can point to the liner and say we both thought it was a foul. |
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Post by agl on Dec 12, 2017 23:56:55 GMT
Pundits who describe a player as "top top". Think I even heard Harry Redknapp say "he's a top, top, top player"
Pundits who give an opinion then follow it with the words "I really do" as in "I think Manchester City will stay up, I really do,
Anyone who is paid £50k a week or more and consistently hits the first defender when crossing
Any defender who can't be arsed tying to cut out a cross because he thinks defending is beneath him. Andy Halls take note
The Forest Green Rovers "fairytale"
Any team from our league winning in the FA Cup when we are already out
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Post by ivawhopper on Dec 13, 2017 2:00:25 GMT
Postponing a match when the away fans have travelled for miles a few minutes before kick off when conditions haven’t changed all day. Totally inconsiderate and unfair to all.
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Post by bing on Dec 13, 2017 7:18:01 GMT
Pundits who describe a player as "top top". Think I even heard Harry Redknapp say "he's a top, top, top player" Pundits who give an opinion then follow it with the words "I really do" as in "I think Manchester City will stay up, I really do,Anyone who is paid £50k a week or more and consistently hits the first defender when crossing Any defender who can't be arsed tying to cut out a cross because he thinks defending is beneath him. Andy Halls take note The Forest Green Rovers "fairytale" Any team from our league winning in the FA Cup when we are already out Like the pundits, I'm fairly confident Man City will stay up this year too! Totally agree with the FGR one. The whole Salford love-in is a bit annoying too - as if they needed all the FA cup TV money last season compared to other non-league sides. |
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Post by boggle on Dec 13, 2017 7:22:40 GMT
Minor Irritations (no particular order):
-Pointless statistics e.g number of sprints
- football cliches e.g “we taking it one match at a time” and so on!!
- “there was contact - so what it was supposed to be a contact sport!
- removing bottle tops from drinks
- non black football boots
- players dancing after scoring a goal
Major irritation:
- my wife
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Post by bing on Dec 13, 2017 7:29:10 GMT
It's a major irritation that I initially forgot about this one...
Players who clearly 'do their hair' before going out to play, adding wax, gel etc.
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Post by MOC on Dec 13, 2017 7:30:17 GMT
- The total overhype by Sky of certain Premier League matches and transfer deadline day, which often turn out to be damp squibs.
- The media obsession during the early rounds of the FA Cup with the fact part-time non-league players have other jobs.
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Post by Lobster on Dec 13, 2017 8:12:58 GMT
On the subject of commentators and pundits, the continued bastardisation of the term 'literally' - e.g. "That was literally on a plate for him", "he's literally a rock in their defence." This misuse of 'literally' is so common, many dictionaries now actually include it in their definitions, saying that the word can be used "for emphasis". The sad thing is that the original meaning of "literally" allows for a clever piece of wordplay where you can relate an idiom to a real life situation, but this definition is being marginalised because people don't know how to express themselves. The day will come when it will literally rain cats and dogs, and nobody will know how to explain what's happening. |
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Post by bing on Dec 13, 2017 8:15:38 GMT
On the subject of commentators and pundits, the continued bastardisation of the term 'literally' - e.g. "That was literally on a plate for him", "he's literally a rock in their defence." This misuse of 'literally' is so common, many dictionaries now actually include it in their definitions, saying that the word can be used "for emphasis". The sad thing is that the original meaning of "literally" allows for a clever piece of wordplay where you can relate an idiom to a real life situation, but this definition is being marginalised because people don't know how to express themselves. The day will come when it will literally rain cats and dogs, and nobody will know how to explain what's happening. My favourite was when Jamie Redknapp said "He literally ran his socks off" |
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Post by Derry Blue on Dec 13, 2017 9:10:40 GMT
Mark Hughes' blaming everything and everyone.
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Post by apburke on Dec 13, 2017 9:31:57 GMT
When BBC news introduces an international or premier league match and only when you see the video of three schoolgirls spectating in an empty non-league ground do you realise that they have not drawn the distinction that it is woman's football.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 9:35:42 GMT
Minor irritation - players spitting. Major irritation - the extent of lip/intimidation players can give refs without refs doing anything about it. Just think how many more minutes per game we’d see as fans if this was stamped out. Compare with rugby especially league! I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I remember many years ago the referee Clive "The Book" Thomas once tried to get a wall to retreat 10 yards. They duly shuffled a yard or two back, muttering away. He warned them, they still shuffled around so he booked the lot of them! All hell broke loose but maybe we need something along these lines. Can't see it though! |
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Post by keysersoze on Dec 13, 2017 10:16:05 GMT
- Players who celebrate and congratulate each other for winning a penalty, before they've scored it. - How often players get away with foul throws, mainly by not throwing it from behind their head. - Fans who talk more about their rivals than their own team - Players with ridiculous squad numbers. If they're a youth player or something, fair enough, but Ronaldinho wearing number 80 for AC Milan?- Stadiums with retractable roofs that get closed for no reason. Football is an outdoor sport and unless it's going to make the match unplayable, the weather is part of the game. Similar to the numbers thing, players who's egos mean they feel the need to have their first name or nickname on their shirt just to be different to everyone else - 'Wilfried' (Bony), 'Alexis' (Sanchez), 'Kun' (Sergio Aguero), 'Chicharito' (Javier Hernandez), etc. |
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Post by alancfc on Dec 13, 2017 10:26:07 GMT
That at the higher levels of football, and even the lower leagues to an extent, physical challenges aren't acceptable. Eden Hazard fell over last night against Huddersfield like a sack of spuds, because he got a bit of a nudge in the back.
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Post by fartyarty on Dec 13, 2017 10:59:35 GMT
Every time someone misses a half chance, the so called "expert pundits" say they should have scored. I wouldn't mind but half these pundits couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo when they were playing (Gary Neville etc). According to the "expert pundits", every game should finish 7-7.
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Post by g1 on Dec 13, 2017 11:38:56 GMT
Parachute payments don't think you should be rewarded for being relegated
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Post by g1 on Dec 13, 2017 11:40:18 GMT
Mark Hughes' blaming everything and everyone. rumour is sparky is on borrowed time |
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Post by agl on Dec 13, 2017 12:01:41 GMT
Another one to get off my chest: the tv companies banging on about the magic of the FA Cup then choosing Man Utd, or some bog standard all Premier league game, for main coverage. That annoys me, it really does.
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Post by thebluecamp on Dec 13, 2017 12:01:51 GMT
Not so much an irritation, more an unexplained observation.
Have you noticed how often a goalkeeper will take a swig from his water bottle after conceding a 'soft' goal ? (or any goal for that matter).
Why do they do it ? Would they have saved the shot if they were not dehydrated ?
Weird !
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Post by thebluecamp on Dec 13, 2017 12:03:32 GMT
Minor irritation - players spitting. Major irritation - the extent of lip/intimidation players can give refs without refs doing anything about it. Just think how many more minutes per game we’d see as fans if this was stamped out. Yes indeed - and 'clearing' noses. |
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Post by Lobster on Dec 13, 2017 12:15:58 GMT
Every time someone misses a half chance, the so called "expert pundits" say they should have scored. I wouldn't mind but half these pundits couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo when they were playing (Gary Neville etc). According to the "expert pundits", every game should finish 7-7. I've noticed the term "open goal" is becoming very overused. When I hear that a player has missed an open goal I expect to see a Ronny Rosenthal style cock-up, not just a decent chance missed with a sizeable part of the goal gaping. Similarly with "free header". It seems to be shouted often by commentators when it's not a free header at all, it's just a well won one. |
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